militated
Had adverse effect
Militated is the past tense of militate, meaning to work against or serve as a strong factor opposing something.
The word almost always appears with "against": Several factors militated against the plan's success.
Less commonly, it can work in favor of something: His experience militated in his favor.
Often confused with mitigated, which means to lessen or soften.
In opposition to
- counterFlat service surface
- opposedAgainst something stated
- contraryOpposed in nature
- adverseHarmful or opposed
unfavorable · detrimental · disadvantageous · weighed against · contravened · counteracted · conflicted · resisted
against
In opposition to
adverse · unfavorable · detrimental · disadvantageous · weighed against · contravened · counteracted · conflicted · resisted · hindered
factor
Contributor to result
- forceStrength or compulsion
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- weightMeasure of heaviness
bearing · effect · impact · pressure · tendency · argument · evidence · circumstance · condition · reason
militatedsupported
Gave aid or backing
aided · facilitated · favored · promoted · encouraged